is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Hakubaicho, Takatsuki

Takatsuki, Osaka

is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 353,881 and the density of 3,360 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km².The city was founded on January 1, 1943 and is located almost directly between Kyoto and Osaka...

, Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It serves the JR Kyoto Line

JR Kyoto Line

The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....

 (Tōkaidō Main Line

Tokaido Main Line

The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

) of West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

. The distances to major stations are 21.2 km

Kilometre

The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...

 to Osaka Station

Osaka Station

is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....

, 21.6 km to Kyoto Station

Kyoto Station

is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...

 and 535.7 km to Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

. Takatsuki Station is one of the transportation hubs in the city of Takatsuki.

Trains

All trains of the regional service of the JR Kyoto Line, i.e., Special Rapid Service, Rapid Service and local trains, stop at the station. Express and limited express trains, such as Super Hakuto and Haruka

Haruka (train)

, is a limited express train service, connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company ....

, do not make stop at Takatsuki.

Some Special Rapid Service trains that stop at this station also stop at another Takatsuki Station

Takatsuki Station (Shiga)

is a railway station located in Nagahama, Shiga, on the Hokuriku Main Line of JR West in Japan.-External links:...

 in Takatsuki

Takatsuki, Shiga

was a town located in Ika District, Shiga, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,411 and a population density of 368.27 persons per km². The total area was 28.27 km²....

, Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

.

History

Takatsuki station opened when the railway between Osaka and Kyoto started provisional operation between Osaka Station and Mukōmachi Station

Mukomachi Station

is a railway station located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station....

 on July 28, 1876. Since the railway was first built with single track

Single track (rail)

A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....

, the location of Takatsuki Station in the middle of Osaka and Kyoto was suitable for trains of both directions cross each other.

Station facilities

Takatsuki Station has two island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s that enable passengers to transfer easily between local and rapid trains. It has separate tracks for passing trains as well. Stairs

Stairway

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, escalator

Escalator

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s and elevator

Elevator

An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...

s connect the two platforms to the upper level concourse

Concourse

A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, a convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.-Examples:Examples of concourses include:* Meeting halls* Universities* Railway stations...

. The station provides automated and window services for passengers including seat reservation.
By the bus

Bus

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 terminals attached thereto, the station is connected with many locations in Takatsuki, as well as Hirakatashi Station

Hirakatashi Station

is a train station located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* Keihan Electric Railway** Keihan Main Line** Katano Line-Layout:*This station has 3 island platforms with 6 tracks elevated ....

 on the Keihan Main Line in Hirakata

Hirakata, Osaka

is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park — an amusement park featuring five roller coasters....

, Osaka

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, across the Yodo River.

Environs

There is an extensive shopping district between Takatsuki Station and Takatsuki-shi Station

Takatsuki-shi Station

is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Takatsuki Station on the JR Kyoto Line.-Lines:*Hankyu Railway Kyoto Main Line...

 (Hankyu Kyoto Line). There are also department store

Department store

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s, Seibu

Seibu Department Stores

is a Japanese department store. The first store to trade under the name opened its doors in 1949. Seibu is typical of Japanese department stores with a wide variety of stores doing business on several floors. The company is now a subsidiary of Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd..-Japan:The Seibu...

 and Matsuzakaya

Matsuzakaya

is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya.- History :...

, around the station.

Adjacent stations